Valmiki Ramayana 1.59.16: Bala Kanda, Sarga 59, Shloka 16

विश्वामित्रस्य शरणागति-प्रशंसा तथा वासिष्ठपुत्र-शापः

Visvamitra grants refuge; the curse upon Vasishta’s sons

Devanagari script

तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सर्वेषां मुनिपुङ्गवः ।

क्रोधसंरक्तनयन स्सरोषमिदमब्रवीत् ॥१६॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 1.59.16

Transliteration

teṣāṃ tad-vacanaṃ śrutvā sarveṣāṃ munipuṅgavaḥ |

krodha-saṃrakta-nayanaḥ sa-roṣam idam abravīt ||16||

Translation

जब उन सबकी बात सुनी तो उस रिशि का भी गुस्सा चढ़ गया। वो भी रिशियों में बड़े थे। उनकी आँखें भी लाल थी गुस्से से। फिर उन्होंने गुस्से में जवाब दिया।

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Word by Word

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive/षष्ठी), Bahuvacana; sarvanāma

• tat-vacanam: those words
• tat-vacanam: Karma (कर्म/Object of śrutvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक) + vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय; ‘that speech’), Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: Ktvā-pratyaya (Absolutive/क्त्वान्त), Pūrvakāla-kriyā

• sarveṣām: of all
• sarveṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive in apposition to teṣām)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive), Bahuvacana

• muni-puṅgavaḥ: foremost among sages
• muni-puṅgavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of abravīt)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + puṅgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष; munīnām puṅgavaḥ), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• krodha-saṃrakta-nayanaḥ: whose eyes were reddened with anger
• krodha-saṃrakta-nayanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of muni-puṅgavaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃrakta (प्रातिपदिक) + nayana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि; krodhena saṃrakte nayane yasya saḥ), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• saroṣam: angrily
• saroṣam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sa-roṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa-avyaya (Adverbial accusative/क्रियाविशेषण; ‘with anger’)

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (कर्म/Object of abravīt)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; sarvanāma

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (ब्रू धातु)
• Form: Luṅ-lakāra (Aorist/लुङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

Context

On hearing the words (of the hundred sons of Vasishta uttered in anger) Viswamitra, pre-eminent among ascetics, spoke furiously with eyes reddened in anger.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Vasiṣṭha’s sons

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Even the great are tested by anger; dharma is endangered when one responds to insult with wrath rather than truth-grounded restraint.

What is the narrative situation?

After being denounced, Viśvāmitra prepares to reply, and the narration notes his anger as the prelude to a curse.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The verse highlights the tension between ascetic power and self-control—showing how tapas without calm can turn destructive.